1972 San Diego Padres

58-95 • .379 Win% • 6th in NL W

The 1972 San Diego Padres went 58-95 (.379) finishing 6th in the NL W division. The club scored 488 runs, allowed 665, and played home games at Jack Murphy Stadium. Team leaders included Nate Colbert (38 HR, 111 RBI) and Clay Kirby (12-14, 3.13 ERA).

W (Wins):
Games credited to a pitcher whose team took a lead it never surrendered while he was the pitcher of record.
L (Losses):
Games charged to the pitcher of record when the opposing team took a lead it never surrendered.
RS (Runs Scored (team)):
Total runs a team scored across the season.
RA (Runs Allowed):
Total runs a team allowed across the season.

Data updated

📊 Season Record

58 Wins
95 Losses
.379 Win %
6th Rank
488 R 665 RA
Diff -177

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488 Runs Scored
665 Runs Allowed
-177 Run Diff
643K Attendance

📈 vs. 1972 NL Average

Batting Avg .226 9% below the 1972 league average (.248)
OBP .283 10% below the 1972 league average (.314)
SLG .332 9% below the 1972 league average (.364)
Team ERA 3.78 9% worse than the 1972 league average (3.45)
Runs Scored 488 19% below the 1972 league average (605 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumJack Murphy Stadium
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Home Games 80
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Total Attendance 643,273
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Avg per Game 8,040

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1972

Batting Avg

1 Leron Lee 0.300 2 Cito Gaston 0.269 3 Nate Colbert 0.250 4 Garry Jestadt 0.246 5 Dave Roberts 0.244

Home Runs

1 Nate Colbert 38 2 Leron Lee 12 3 Cito Gaston 7 4 Johnny Jeter 7 5 Larry Stahl 7

RBI

1 Nate Colbert 111 2 Leron Lee 47 3 Cito Gaston 44 4 Derrel Thomas 36 5 Dave Roberts 33
1972 San Diego Padres — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Nate Colbert 151 563 87 141 27 2 38 111 70 127 15 0.250
Derrel Thomas 130 500 48 115 15 5 5 36 41 73 9 0.230
Dave Roberts 100 418 38 102 17 0 5 33 18 64 7 0.244
Cito Gaston 111 379 30 102 14 0 7 44 22 76 0 0.269
Leron Lee 101 370 50 111 23 7 12 47 29 58 2 0.300
Jerry Morales 115 347 38 83 15 7 4 18 35 54 4 0.239
Enzo Hernandez 114 329 33 64 11 2 1 15 22 25 24 0.195
Johnny Jeter 110 326 25 72 4 3 7 21 18 92 11 0.221
Larry Stahl 107 297 31 67 9 3 7 20 31 67 1 0.226
Fred Kendall 91 273 18 59 3 4 6 18 11 42 0 0.216
Garry Jestadt 92 256 15 63 5 1 6 22 13 21 0 0.246
Pat Corrales 44 119 6 23 0 0 0 6 11 26 0 0.193
Curt Blefary 74 102 10 20 3 0 3 9 19 18 0 0.196
Dave Campbell 33 100 6 24 5 0 0 3 11 12 0 0.240
Bob Barton 29 88 1 17 1 0 0 9 2 19 2 0.193
Fred Stanley 39 85 15 17 2 0 0 2 12 19 1 0.200
Clay Kirby 35 74 3 5 0 0 0 2 4 30 0 0.068
Steve Arlin 38 72 6 11 1 1 0 4 8 24 0 0.153
Ollie Brown 23 70 3 12 2 0 0 3 5 9 0 0.171
Fred Norman 43 64 5 8 1 0 0 3 8 14 0 0.125
Mike Caldwell 42 50 1 7 0 0 0 3 0 20 0 0.140
Randy Elliott 14 49 5 10 3 1 0 6 2 11 0 0.204
Dave Hilton 13 47 2 10 2 1 0 5 3 6 1 0.213
Mike Corkins 47 38 3 9 0 0 1 3 1 11 0 0.237
Joe Goddard 12 35 0 7 2 0 0 2 5 9 0 0.200
Bill Greif 34 33 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 15 0 0.030
Ed Spiezio 20 29 2 4 2 0 0 4 1 6 1 0.138
Rafael Robles 18 24 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0.167
Johnny Grubb 7 21 4 7 1 1 0 1 1 3 0 0.333
Gary Ross 60 13 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 0.154
Ed Acosta 46 12 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 9 0 0.083
Don Mason 9 11 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0.182
Ivan Murrell 5 7 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 0.143
Mike Fiore 7 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 0.000
Mark Schaeffer 41 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Tom Phoebus 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Al Severinsen 17 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Ralph Garcia 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Mike Kilkenny 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Steve Simpson 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Ron Taylor 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1972

ERA

1 Gary Ross 2.45 2 Clay Kirby 3.13 3 Fred Norman 3.44 4 Mike Corkins 3.54 5 Steve Arlin 3.60

Wins

1 Clay Kirby 12 2 Steve Arlin 10 3 Fred Norman 9 4 Mike Caldwell 7 5 Mike Corkins 6

Strikeouts

1 Clay Kirby 175 2 Fred Norman 167 3 Steve Arlin 159 4 Mike Corkins 108 5 Mike Caldwell 102
1972 San Diego Padres — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Steve Arlin 10 21 3.60 38 37 0 250.0 217 100 122 159
Clay Kirby 12 14 3.13 34 34 0 238.2 197 83 116 175
Fred Norman 9 11 3.44 42 28 2 211.2 195 81 88 167
Mike Caldwell 7 11 4.01 42 20 2 163.2 183 73 49 102
Mike Corkins 6 9 3.54 47 9 6 140.0 125 55 62 108
Bill Greif 5 16 5.60 34 22 2 125.1 143 78 47 91
Gary Ross 4 3 2.45 60 0 3 91.2 87 25 49 46
Ed Acosta 3 6 4.45 46 2 0 89.0 105 44 30 53
Mark Schaeffer 2 0 4.61 41 0 1 41.0 52 21 28 25
Al Severinsen 0 1 2.53 17 0 1 21.1 13 6 7 9
Steve Simpson 0 2 4.76 9 0 2 11.1 10 6 8 9
Tom Phoebus 0 1 7.94 1 1 0 5.2 3 5 6 8
Ralph Garcia 0 0 1.80 3 0 0 5.0 4 1 3 3
Ron Taylor 0 0 12.60 4 0 0 5.0 9 7 0 0
Mike Kilkenny 0 0 8.31 5 0 0 4.1 7 4 3 5

👥 Roster (41)

Ed Acosta Steve Arlin Bob Barton Curt Blefary Ollie Brown Mike Caldwell Dave Campbell Nate Colbert Mike Corkins Pat Corrales Randy Elliott Mike Fiore +29 more

41 players

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The 1972 San Diego Padres in brief

The record for the 1972 San Diego Padres reads 58 wins and 95 losses, good for 6th in the NL West. The run column shows 488 for and 665 against. At the plate the San Diego Padres hit .226, 9% worse than the league's .248. The San Diego Padres staff finished with a 3.78 ERA; the league as a whole was at 3.45.

League clubs averaged 605 runs that year, so the San Diego Padres scored 19% fewer. Jack Murphy Stadium was home in 1972, drawing a total attendance of 643,273. For power, Nate Colbert led the way with 38 homers. On the mound, Clay Kirby won 12 games to lead the staff. The roster section lists 41 players who appeared for the club.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1972 San Diego Padres

What was the 1972 San Diego Padres record?
The 1972 San Diego Padres finished 58-95 (.379 win pct).
Who led the 1972 San Diego Padres in home runs?
Nate Colbert led the 1972 San Diego Padres with 38 home runs.
What was the 1972 San Diego Padres team ERA?
The 1972 San Diego Padres posted a team ERA of 3.78.
Did the 1972 San Diego Padres win the World Series?
No. The 1972 San Diego Padres did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1972 San Diego Padres play?
The 1972 San Diego Padres played home games at Jack Murphy Stadium.
Who led the 1972 San Diego Padres in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Nate Colbert (38 HR, 111 RBI) and Clay Kirby (12-14, 3.13 ERA).
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